Friday, July 18, 2008

Live from Prospect Park

Hear the Metropolis Ensemble and Deerhoof perform a concert from the Wordless Music Series, recorded live by WNYC at Prospect Park in Brooklyn, NY. Listen on NPR.org starting at 7:30pm EST. An hourlong special about the Wordless Music Series begins at 6:30pm. Tonight's webcast is produced by WNYC and hosted by David Garland.

Go to the broadcast now...

Wordless Music Series pairs Metropolis Ensemble led by Artistic Director/Conductor Andrew Cyr and indie sensation Deerhoof for a night of music under the stars. Experience The Rite: Remixed and Two-Part Belief with an expected audience of 10,000 at Celebrate Brooklyn. Featuring soprano Hila Plitmann.

Join us in Prospect Park - either in person or online - for a night of music under the stars!

Wednesday, July 16, 2008

Metropolis Ensemble on WNYC

Artistic Director/Conductor Andrew Cyr and Composer Ricardo Romaneiro will be on WNYC Soundcheck at 2pm EST today to discuss their new composition, The Rite: Remixed and share the secrets of setting Stravinsky's most famous work to keyboards, laptops, brass and drums.

Three ways to listen...
  1. Tune into WNYC FM 93.9 Radio
  2. Listen on iTunes
    • Click on Radio (top left)
    • Open the "Public" category
    • Click on WNYC-FM
  3. Listen Online. Click on the "listen live" box on this page.

UPDATE: You can now listen to the broadcast online or as a podcast.

Tuesday, July 1, 2008

ASCAP Audio Portrait

The American Society of Composers, Authors and Publishers recently featured Avner Dorman in the ASCAP Audio Portraits series. The interview includes excerpts from the forthcoming studio album with Metropolis Ensemble performing the complete chamber orchestra concerti of Avner Dorman (from our Fall 2007 concert, On Record). The new album, produced by Grammy-winning David Frost, will be released this fall.

Listen to the interview...